KT8
Richmond upon Thames, London · Hampton, Hinchley Wood and Weston Green, Molesey East, Molesey West, Thames Ditton
History & heritage
KT8 spans part of Hampton Court, seat of Hampton Court Palace, the former Tudor residence of King Henry VIII.
Key facts
- •Formed in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, merging the former municipal boroughs of Richmond, Twickenham, and Barnes with the Hampton and Hampton Wick areas of the old Twickenham Rural District. It is the only London borough with land on both banks of the River Thames, and includes both Richmond Park and Bushy Park, the two largest of London's Royal Parks.